There is no equivalent to the Java Servlet forward command with Play. But redirecting to another action is really simple. Just call the corresponding Java method and Play will generate the correct HTTP ‘Redirect’ response.

JPA is surely the best object-relational mapping (ORM) API available for Java. If you know it you will be amazed how much simpler it becomes with Play. With nothing to configure, Play will automatically start the JPA Entity Manager using Hibernate and magically synchronize it when code is reloaded.

Moreover, if you use the provided play.db.jpa.Model superclass it will help to make your code prettier. Take a look: